multimodal commuter
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NJ, NYC, LI
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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
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You guys are funny today!
I suspect the question has, at its heart, an assumption that a non-folding bike can fit better than a folding one. So the key to folding bike set up will be the way his non folding bike is set up.
With folding bikes we have to compromise between the ride and the fold. The ones that fold the best (strida, brompton) do not necessarily ride all that well (yes, i know Brompton riders of a certain size will object), and the ones that ride well (swift) don't fold that well. Even if you do find a good compromise (I am very happy with my Downtube 8H) you must still make further comprises: a drop bar would give more hand positions but would severely impact the fold).
The best compromise is to figure out what hand position you use the most on your favorite non-folding bike, and replicate the relative hand/seat/pedal positions on your folding bike.